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Driving Force: Automobiles And The New American City, 1900-1930
Angel City Press
ISBN13:
9781626401235
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The first book to tell the early history of cars in Los Angeles. Los Angeless car culture has shaped the nations preferences in transportation, architecture, leisure, and even dining. The story of the automobile and that of Los Angeles have been entwined for more than a century. Driving Force: How Los Angeles Put People in Cars and Cars on the Road explores how the explosive growth of Los Angeless passion for automobiles was ignited by an unlikely, visionary mix of entrepreneurs and risk-takers. It owed its inception to the bicycle shop owners who began repairing and selling cars, carriage retailers, and automobile aficionados who ventured into unknown territory to sell a product regarded by nearly all banks and most businesses as a fad at best. These early adopters learned how to broaden the market for automobiles and convince the public that the car was no longer a luxury but a necessity.
- | Author: Darryl Holter, Stephen Gee
- | Publisher: Angel City Press
- | Publication Date: May 09, 2023
- | Number of Pages: 224 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Hardcover
- | ISBN-10: 1626401233
- | ISBN-13: 9781626401235
- Author:
- Darryl Holter, Stephen Gee
- Publisher:
- Angel City Press
- Publication Date:
- May 09, 2023
- Number of pages:
- 224 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Hardcover
- ISBN-10:
- 1626401233
- ISBN-13:
- 9781626401235